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Reviewed by Kirk Wellum Gather God’s People is part of the excellent Practical Shepherding series either written or co-written by Brian Croft. This time Croft teams up with Jason Adkins, who, according to the introduction was the primary author of the…
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Reviewed by Patrick Schreiner Introduction Reading Koine Greek: An Introduction and Integrated Workbook is a unique Greek textbook because it takes into account most of the advances in the study of linguistics and Greek in the past few decades. While…
Have you ever encountered an objection to the Christian faith for which you knew there was a solid rebuttal, but you could not think of it at the moment. This is one of the main challenges of apologetics — to…
Reviewed by Paul Tautges When it comes to counseling others, “Many people know what it’s like to care deeply, but do not know what to do after the hug.” However, Bob Kellemen seeks to change that in his book Gospel-Centered…
Reviewed by Fred G. Zaspel We may not have read his works, and we may not even have heard of him, but that says much more about us than it does about him. Wilhelmus à Brakel (1635-1711) is one of…
Reviewed by Mark Farnham Like all apologists, Craig Biehl wants you to defend the Christian faith, but he wants you to do it from the foundation of a deep and abiding knowledge of God. His book, God the Reason: How…
Reviewed by Fred G. Zaspel With the increasing attention it is receiving the doctrine of common grace seems to be coming of age in our day. It’s a delightful doctrine, reminding us that despite human sin God’s purpose to bless…
Review by J. Stephen Yuille The term “walk” is found throughout Scripture. As a matter of fact, it’s one of the most common biblical metaphors for the Christian life. It’s somewhat difficult for us to appreciate this, because we live…
Reviewed by David Luy Summary The study of Martin Luther’s theology poses a considerable set of challenges for the beginner and specialist alike. The sheer vastness of Luther’s literary production (in excess of 120 volumes in the critical edition…
Reviewed by Kevin McFadden This Festschrift for Doug Moo is a delightful collection of sixteen short essays by evangelical scholars on different aspects of Paul’s letters and theology. It opens with a brief biography of Moo written by his former student Dane Ortlund,…
Reviewed by Fred G. Zaspel Who did Jesus think he was? That’s the subject of Sigurd Grindheim’s God’s Equal: What Can We Know about Jesus’ Self-Understanding? His contention, as the title states, is that Jesus’ own words reflect a…
Reviewed by Frederic Clarke Putnam In the past four decades, Professor Leland Ryken (Wheaton College) has offered a number of works that demonstrate the contribution of literary studies to reading and understanding the Bible. Literary Forms in the Bible: A…
Reviewed by Aimee Byrd I have two teenage daughters. Two! So purity is definitely a Christian value that my husband and I want to guard, promote, and teach on a continual basis. And yet between technology advancing further than we…
Reviewed by Fred G. Zaspel The thesis that biblical revelation hinges on a succession of historical covenants is not new, but just how that successive revelation is to be understood and how those covenants relate to each other, of…
Reviewed by Bradley Green Who is God and how do we speak of Him? Peter Sanlon has written what is essentially an introduction to classical Christian theism. He notes that his goal in the book is “to interpret classical Augustinian…
Reviewed by Jason Duesing If I could, I would love to find and sit with the 21st century Baptist equivalent of the Inklings. Regularly meeting with gifted colleagues at a local coffee shop (this is the Baptist version of course)…
